Qhse Senior Advisor

**Job Overview**:

- Primarily responsible for assisting management to ensure that Mitie operations are carried out in a safe and efficient manner.
- Acting as the Single Point of Contact (SPoC) Principal QHSE advisor with responsibility for the off main Sellafield site areas of the operations with responsibility for all aspects of the QHSE management systems, associated QHSE activities and client requirements around QHSE.
- Implementing the integrated business management system; ensuring a robust and efficient system is maintained, which complies with the requirements of the business and third party quality, health, safety and environmental accreditations.
- Ensuring high standards of QHSE, consistent with the main Sellafield site ways of working are in place for all activities undertaken by the teams in the offsite locations which form part of the Cumbria Consortium.
- Support the activities of the Cumbria Consortium QHSE team as required.
- Identifying and minimising the risk of accidents to persons, property or the environment.
- Supporting all parts of the QHSE function when required including investigations, meetings, audits and training as a minimum to ensure that the QHSE function across Group is efficient and pragmatic as possible.
- Ensure a healthy and engaging relationship with other QHSE team members across the function.

**Main Duties**

The main day to day duties and periodic requirements of the role.
- Principal QHSE support and single point of contact for the Sellafield Estate off site locations and associated activities that are part of the Cumbrian Consortium.
- Identify & implement strategies to reduce risk for Mitie companies and our clients.
- Maintain an up to date knowledge of legislation and codes of practice applicable to the company's business.
- Ensure operational managers and personnel have the appropriate technical competence to work safely by the identification and provision of formal training needs.
- Assist, coach and mentor operational managers and their teams with building competence in the identification and development of practical and effective safe working practices and CAPA process with root cause analysis and continuous improvement techniques.
- Provide advice and guidance to operational managers and employees on QHSE matters.
- Ensure operational managers of the company are aware of their legal and company responsibilities.
- Carry out assessments that are outside the competence of operational managers i.e. Significant Risk, COSHH, Manual Handling, DSE and other assessments.
- Investigation of injuries and incidents to establish true root causes, corrective and preventative actions and the production of statistical information in relation to QHSE performance.
- Investigate and manage all QHSE documentation relating to potential / actual insurance claims.
- Assist in contract mobilisations to ensure all QHSE matters have been appropriately considered and implemented.
- Work with the QHSE team to develop and implement QHSE strategies to meet Mitie expectations.
- Produce QHSE reports as requested by the QHSE Lead within the requested timeframes.
- Attend Regional meetings as required to represent the QHSE agenda.
- In conjunction with the QHSE team establish and maintain the Contract and Regional QHSE forums to enable engagement and communication with employees.
- Where required, in consultation with line manager, liaise with relevant enforcing authorities.
- Maintain an up to date CPD, knowledge of legislation and codes of practice applicable to the contract needs.
- Develop an understanding of the Mitie Intranet in order to access relevant documentation.
- Attend performance appraisals and work to agreed personal improvement and development plans.
- Attend relevant training courses as part of personal development needs and meeting changing business needs.

**What we are looking for**:

- Good standard of written English, verbal communication skills and computer literate (Microsoft Office).
- Able to work unsupervised and on own initiative.
- NEBOSH Certificate / equivalent and working towards / hold Diploma Level OSH qualification.
- Environmental Management qualification and experience.
- High level of understanding of leading and lagging KPI's and how to influence others to achieve the desired results.
- Worked on regulated sites or within heavy industry involving high hazard activities such as work at height, confined space work, etc.
- Experience of coaching and mentoring others within a business environment.
- Excellent problem solving skills using recognised techniques such as DMAIC, 6Sigma, etc.
- Experience of Integrated Facilities Management sector, in particular Hard or Soft Services where applicable
- Tech IOSH working towards Cert IOSH.
- Full UK driving licence.
- Experience of multi-site, multi-discipline organisations.
- Detailed knowledge of risk assessment and management.
- Work in a commercial, client-facing environment.
- Ability to manage meeting